Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Oct 1953

Vol. 142 No. 6

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Live Register Statistics.

Mr. Larkin

asked the Taoiseach if he will state the number of persons on the live register in Dublin City and Dún Laoghaire for the latest available date and for the correspondingdates in 1950, 1951 and 1952 in each of the main industrial groups.

Donnchadh Ó Briain

I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the desired information.

Following is the statement:—

NUMBER of persons on the Live Register at Dublin County Borough and Dún Laoghaire Borough Exchanges at mid-September of the years 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953 in each of the main industrial groups.

Industrial Group	Mid-September
1950	1951	1952	1953*
Food	555	641	626	860
Drink	139	153	154	168
Tobacco	59	67	63	92
Textiles	145	173	316	182
Clothing	629	1,197	1,316	1,255
Skins and leather, rubber and waterproof goods	51	44	80	62
Woodworking, furniture and fittings	170	181	324	295
Metal manufactures and engineering	358	356	582	531
Vehicles	275	260	631	384
Fertilisers, chemicals, paints, etc.	105	144	154	144
Papermaking, stationery, painting, etc.	189	232	337	363
Mining and quarrying	20	12	23	31
Bricks, building materials, pottery, etc.	91	90	129	78
General building (houses, etc.)	1,928	2,276	2,413	2,995
Other construction (roads, etc.)	1,179	1,026	1,036	989
Gas, electricity and water	81	34	104	78
Transport and communication	956	981	1,592	1,624
Distributive trades	2,079	1,878	2,631	2,420
Finance	102	158	188	132
Public administration	401	390	476	491
Professions	155	164	179	220
Personal services	956	841	1,067	1,048
Entertainments and sports	146	136	169	204
Agriculture	215	144	195	265
Fishing	23	7	12	11
Other	389	431	543	527
TOTAL	11,396	12,016	15,340	15,449

* The content of the figures in 1953 differs from that of those in the earlier years due to the legislative changes effected by the Social Welfare Act, 1952. It is not possible to give a precise measure of the effect of the legislative changes in increasing the Live Register.